Potong
No.13 World's 50 Best 2025 — elite chef
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Potong, led by Thai culinary force Pichaya 'Pam' Soontornyanakij, has claimed the No.13 spot in the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, a remarkable achievement for a restaurant that debuted in 2021. Located in a slim, multi-floor building in Bangkok's Chinatown, the restaurant offers a daring tasting menu that blends Thai and Chinese flavors, emphasizing the five elements of salt, acid, spice, texture, and the Maillard reaction. Pam, a renowned chef, restaurateur, and television personality, has created a dining experience that is both groundbreaking and deeply connected to its roots, securing her the title of The World's Best Female Chef 2025.
.potong Winning a constant stream of awards since opening in 2021, Potong is the fine-dining restaurant in a narrow multi-floor building from chef Pichaya ‘Pam’ Soontornyanakij, which offers a tasting menu of innovative Thai-Chinese cuisine in the heart of Bangkok’s Chinatown. The food at Potong focuses on five elements: salt, acid, spice, texture and Maillard reaction (the chemical process of reducing sugars that brings distinctive flavour). @restaurant.potong Winning a constant stream of awards since opening in 2021, Potong is the fine-dining restaurant in a narrow multi-floor building from chef Pichaya ‘Pam’ Soontornyanakij, which offers a tasting menu of innovative Thai-Chinese cuisine in the heart of Bangkok’s Chinatown. The food at Potong focuses on five elements: salt, acid, spice, texture and Maillard reaction (the chemical process of reducing sugars that brings distinctive flavour).
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The people behind Potong
Pichaya Soontornyanakij
profileChef & Founder
Thai chef, restaurateur, and television personality. Founder of Michelin-starred POTONG in Bangkok. Named The World's Best Female Chef 2025 by The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
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